Ryan Bates

See if you can spot the problem with this @nytimes.com headline! (Spoiler: both-sides-ism is out; now just blaming Democrats is in!)

I dissent.

a man wearing a top hat and a purple suit talks to another man ALT: a man wearing a top hat and a purple suit talks to another man

So the Republican Form of Government Clause does have justiciable standards after all? Do tell!

No love for Pedro Paramo? It’s been on my list for a while.

This trend extends well beyond the immediate set of cases — it’s the same cognitive disjunction that allowed the SCOTUS majority to convince itself that a President would never order SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political opponent, so immunity for official acts could never be problematic.

I thought of something funny, and a bit mean to Trump, to say. Then I thought about how many times I’m likely to have to cross the US border in the next four years. Then I deleted the half-written post. This timeline sucks.

And back to normalcy today, thank goodness. I don’t need more radical departures in my life right now. Also, today’s puzzle notwithstanding, “couping” is obviously a real word — we’re seeing before our very eyes.

a) I think Rita Maya closed, per my last visit; b) how can you possibly rank Amy’s so low??

Are you telling me this entire Siberian orchestra is trans?

Are you fucking kidding me, @nytimes.com ?

“Instead, they said, Mr. Zelensky seemingly triggered the two American leaders ….”

Your top article frames this as Zelensky’s fault, in the guise of just asking questions? We all saw with our own eyes what happened. What the fuck are you doing?

It is easy to let the barbarians loose, but difficult to get them back into their box. #feuchtwanger #theoppermanns

“Four weeks ago, one would have thought much was impossible that has happened since then.” #feuchtwanger #theoppermanns